This morning I woke up early and watched some Sportscenter. After a little while I walked into the bedroom to see Kaia lying next to Mandi in bed. They were both awake and just lounging on a Sunday morning. Kaia was loving on her binky. I walked over to kiss her mother and give her a kiss too. As I leaned in for the kiss, she spit out her binky and began to smile…. At me, she smiled. I was stopped dead in my tracks and my jaw dropped.
It is hard to explain the joy that rushed into my heart, but for the past 30 days I have been in awe of this little child. Today that awe was taken to a whole new level. I couldn’t imagine that I could ask for a better present on her 1 month birthday. Mandi laughed at my reaction until she saw how moved I was. Yes, it is one of a million smiles she will make in her life, but it was the 1st smile given to me. She can’t speak, she can’t write a letter, she can’t read these words that I write to her, but today she sent me a message that I will remember for the rest of my life. She told me in her own special way…. I love you Daddy…
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